Adjustable hat block



Ma 31, 1927. A. RYDER ET AL ADJUSTABLE HAT BLOCK Filed Dec. 10, 1923 musg; \3

. Q Inventors?- E, A I den AIZR der A torneys Patented May 31, 1927.

i r ns I fAL'rREDfnYnEn nn ALFRED o. RYnnafIor; sHEF-Fissaammm.

"comparatively simple and inexpensive in'itsw 'AnirusrABL'n nar nnoox 3 Application' filed December 10, 1923." Serial'Nol 79,570.

; The present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in hat blocks,

andhas forgits object .toprovidega device of this character which embodiesnovel features i 5 of construction whereby'it can be easily; and;

quickly adjusted to fit several different-sizes of hats, thereby avoiding the necessity of carrying in stock a separatehat block for,

each of the many different sizes of hats. 1'

Further objects of the invention are to provide an adjustable hat block which is construction, which can be easil'y'and quickly adjusted, which is'notliable to break or get out of repair,- and which provides. a continuoussmooth surface upon which to shape the lisize :of'the Ihat block'being'adjusted to fit ydifierent sizes'tof hats. "InEthepr esent in l hat which is being, worked upon.

" With the foregoing and other objects in vviewthe invention'consi'sts in certain c'onihinations and arrangements (of the parts aswill more fully, appear as the description" Y proceeds, the :novel features thereof being Figure 1 is a top plan view of an adjustfable hat blockwhich is constructed in a'c-- cordance with the invention,'the smallest size T o of the hat block being indicated by the full 1 line positions of the parts whileadjustments" pointed out/in the appended claims. For a full understandingofthe invention reference is to be had to'thefollowing description and accompanying drawings, in

which, i

" of the hat block to provide for two larger sizes of hats are indicated by dotted lines;

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view'of the hat blockmechanism proper showing thetsame as detached from the base. o

' filler'elem'ents which is adapted to he "fitted in the-spaces bet-ween the hat blocksections Figure 3 isavertical sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 1, looking the -.directionof the arrows. a a

Figure 4 is an enlarged-bottom planiview of the hat block mechanism when detached from the base, parts being broken away {and shown in section to illustrate moreclea-rly the details of construction;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the when the hat block is expandedfor one of the larger sizes of hats.

- Figure 6 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on the line 6,6 of-Fig'ure 3. Figure 7 is a similar view taken on the line 77ofFigure6.,

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and desig-' same base. a

nated on'all oftlie severallviews of the draw-' ing by like'reference characters. I Referring to the drawingswhich bodiments ,ofethe inventive idea, the reference character A designates the" hatblock' "proper as aacomplete unit,"an d =B the=base upon which the hatblock is supported. when .it is in use,zthe"hat block' beingj'detachable i from the base so that different forms] and p I 'llustrate' one ofnumerous posslble mechanical. em

shapes of hatfblockscan beused uponfthe I a The block its aIrate;malaise iscomposed-of a plurality of sections 1, which are movablera-dially toward OrflWfitY',

from each, other to admit- 0f the effective stance there are four of thefhat block sec-v the inner ends of.'tl 1e*arins are'slidably received within guide"sleevesfwhich arefcar- 'ried'by a ..plate.-5. Thetguide sleeves 4 radiatefrom theaxisiofthe hat block and the V v plate-5 :is" rotatable upon a tubular stem 6, which is'arranged atthe axis'of the-hat block} 5 I 'The' arms or slides 2 are provided with downwardlyprojecting pins 7 which operate within longitudinal slots 8r'-in the guide 7 isleeves l andaex tend through a set. of eccen- =tric orcam slots9 formed in a lower plate lQ which ism-rig y s d q e entmlqp V v 1 6. The lower endlo'ft-hecentralstenl 6 is received loo sely =within the upper! end of a tubular-standard 11 which issecured-to' the il base B. The tubular stem rests uponcrosspieces ;'12 -withinthe standard 1 1,;-and is formed withnotchesl 'which fit and interlockw'ith the 'said cross-pieces to" hold the tern 6 against rotation within the -sta'n dard L lVhen the hat block Af is supported upon-1 thebase B, with the lower end ofrthe stein the body portion of the hat block can be 6' receivedi wi-thin;the tubular standar'dfll i and interlocl'ring 'with thecrofss pieces12, v

forcibly rotated relative to the base. The.

radial slides' 2 whichar'e carriedbyrthe hat I block sections lfcause the plate, 5'torotate uponthe stem 6 'with the hat block sections; The lower plate 10 is held against rotation, being rigidv with the central 'ste m 6, sothat i I this movementof the hat block body results in a relative rotationf the: (superposed plates and 1 0. The pins 7 are thus moved "in the' cam slots 9 of the lowerplate l0, andthis results in moving. the pins 7 radially in i :thelongitudinal'slots"8 offthe guidesle'eves '4 and simultaneously. noving thef slides 2 in or out'depending'upon the direction of rotation of the -l1atzblock body; :Whenithe' slides are caused to move outwardly the hat -zblockse'ctions' 1 are zmovediap'arit so: :thatithe I 7 effective sizef'of thethat block 'isin'ade' larger.

1 with .corizesponding rradial. openings :14 which .llElQllflOthGl'iii J fllWhen the sections: 1 a 'ea-moved'apart and separated to provide a hatblockfor-"a larger 1':

ireceivevjguide pins-1 5; 'In' the present s instancegth-ereaare ttvo of theseu guide pins 15;

which engage the openings 141 if-diagonally opposite sections 1. The guide pins :ma'y-be loosein: both. of .the i openings or ctastened in i one Of'ithe mpenings .and Y arranged to' slidably :engagefthe other! opening; and it will V vbe obvious that these guide pinszserve to 1di- "'rect the sections lziiitheir niovements'and keep-them'iin-properriposition relative to:

v size of hat, it. is contemplated to"insert fi=l1er strips lfij suchasithose shownbyjFigure-zt'i,

ii in the "spaces between the sections, These Ive-filler: strips: are ishaped v so? that the fouter 5e dge's thereof avill-beiflush with the top and side's :oi" the ha-t b1oc1eti1ereb providing a 1 continuous and uninterigupted 1 surface for the-outer Working face of the ahatvblooki It; is contemplated to: provide several" setsi fof (these filler strips 16+which'areTof difi'ere'ut vthicknesses', so; that the vsize of the: hat block .iwill be j determined lby the particular i set' -of r filler strips which are clampectin; position [between-thefhat bloekl'secti-ons. Two's-possilble 9 adjustments zofkthe liht :block are "shown b vdotted lines on jiFigurei 1 and it Willbbe V obvious :that the :filler strips for i the two -adjustmentswould be ofzadifferent sizean'd g'thj ok'ne'ss, 1-V,Vhen the: filleixstilip's are in po l 'sition the low je'r 'ends thereolf'rest upon'plates 17 which are secured to the: bottom 'zof-ethe I I hat block se tions endu a'ri'angedi to; span-the gap between -;the'fsect ions. Theseiitplates :ex-

- tend iHCE QSSftllG" joints 5 between-the": sections,

one e'nd jot a'eechof; thegz plates being secured to: one of gthefseetionsfywhile theqother end I 0f the plate-overlaps and ffrictional-lygengages the other section; "strips are supported upon these plates (17' when" they arewinitiallyjplace'dgin position, vand are ,therebyLrheldiin properapositionlso thatthe i outer edges thereof are" flush vi ith "the outer rotated uponathe base to cause: the filler strips to be aelamgaed between the hat block sections; V

@SlilifiiGE- Qf the hat block whennthe latteris .111; will be e obvious that this-.hatbl'ockr'ean be readily adjustedto; fit anyEoi-gthe I various sizes of hats; and T with, the lproperjisetgof filler strips :16" in position the outer working ,70 surface ofthe-ha-tblock'avill oeeontinuous so that the best results are possible ,shapingland blocking-hats;

H lving thus described our invention What We claim as new and des re to; secure by Let"- ter s Patentfof theUnited States is; y

" .11. An"adjustable{hat-blocki'ineluding a h'at block member termed {in la z-p'lurality; of conipleinentalasections iwhich are assembled around" the axis of the that block, ineans' for moving the "sections -toivard'i and away from each other to vary the 'refi' ectivei "size 30f .1 the hat block; 1" corresponding 3' radial n Eepeninfgs formed 7 in" 1 the "meeting corners Tot the hat block sections;guidepins fittedwithin the said openings and. 'cooperating'ttherevvith "i0 .the hat block: sections and extending slidably direct thehat blo'ck sectionsiin their movei nients toward and away from each 7 othergan dplates applied :tothebottdm ofrscertain {01f s under adjacent hat block'isec'tions' to assist in supporting it-heesa ner in proper-relative position. I s

2i Anadjustable hat blo'ckincludinpja hat.' block ine nber i'orinediin plurality ef 6on1- pleinenta'l" sections igwvhich are "assel'nble d' iairound *the axis of "the hat bloek', n ieansifor 111oving';tl1ei sections -toward and away from hatgblockf 1 plates 1 applied tofi-the P bottoms of V T each other? to vary'the effectivesize of the V ing 1 cross the: oints between the" s seizti'ous into ashding engagement with the lower 1f1fCe of adjacent *asectio'ns; "and a removable filler strip Binsertableb'etWeen the sections fhat-blockinelnber.

7 and adapted to be initially supported 'by the I said plates -in' position 1 with the outer edges thereof flush w-itl'rt-he i outer'fsurfaee 0f the 

